Mudslide kills 11 in rain-sodden Mexico
MEXICO: A mudslide in central Mexico has killed at least 11
people after days of heavy rain that had already caused flooding and
fatalities elsewhere in the country.
The mudslide crushed several cars on a road near the small town of
Temascaltepec on the route from the capital, Mexico City, to the popular
weekend town of Valle de Bravo. Rescue workers at the scene said on
Saturday they had dug out 11 bodies.
Police said it was likely several more people were still buried in
their vehicles.
Torrential rain have been pounding much of Mexico for days,
triggering mudslides in the western state of Michoacan that killed at
least a dozen people, causing rivers to break their banks and setting
off flooding in the capital and nearby states.
Valle de Bravo is a hilly cobblestone town set around a picturesque
boating lake that is used by many Mexico City residents as a weekend
getaway.
Valle De Bravo, Sunday, Reuters |